Northeast grapples with icy roads as storm blows out to sea
Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to drop Friday evening as a major winter storm turned already slippery roads
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Ottawa’s top cop: Police likely can’t end vaccine protests
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Storm expected to worsen driving conditions in New Mexico
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Review slated for 5 bridges sharing design of collapsed span
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Anti-vaccine protests continue in Canada
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Safety app for drivers debuts in flood-plagued Virginia city
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Investigators vow to put collapsed bridge under ‘microscope’
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